Distribution of Portfolios Among Interim Government Advisors Announced
The allocation of portfolios among the advisors of the interim government has been finalized by Chief Advisor Dr. Muhammad Yunus. This information was communicated today, Friday, through a notification from the Cabinet Division, stating that the order is effective immediately.
Dr. Yunus will oversee 27 ministries and departments, which are:
- Cabinet Division
- Ministry of Defence
- Armed Forces Division
- Ministry of Education
- Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges
- Ministry of Food
- Ministry of Housing and Public Works
- Ministry of Land
- Ministry of Textiles and Jute
- Ministry of Agriculture
- Ministry of Science and Technology
- Ministry of Railways
- Ministry of Public Administration
- Ministry of Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources
- Ministry of Shipping
- Ministry of Water Resources
- Ministry of Women and Children Affairs
- Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief
- Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
- Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment
- Ministry of Commerce
- Ministry of Labour and Employment
- Ministry of Culture
- Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism
- Ministry of Liberation War Affairs
- Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts
- Ministry of Primary and Mass Education
The distribution of ministries among the advisors is as follows:
- Salehuddin Ahmed: Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Planning
- Asif Nazrul: Ministry of Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs
- Adilur Rahman Khan: Ministry of Industry
- A.F. Hassan Arif: Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development, and Cooperatives
- Touhid Hossain: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Syeda Rizwana Hasan: Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change
- Sharmin Murshed: Ministry of Social Welfare
- M. Sakhawat Hossain: Ministry of Home Affairs
- A.F.M. Khalid Hossain: Ministry of Religious Affairs
- Farida Akhter: Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock
- Nurjahan Begum: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
- Nahid Islam: Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications, and Information Technology
- Asif Mahmud Sajeeb Bhuiya: Ministry of Youth and Sports
The interim government was formed last night under the leadership of Nobel Laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus. Fourteen out of seventeen members of the interim government took their oaths at Bangabhaban last night. Three members—former Ambassador Supradip Chakma, physician Bidhann Ranjan Ray, and retired Navy officer Faruk-e-Azam—were not present for the oath-taking ceremony as they are currently outside Dhaka.
